One A320 customer in the Middle-East desired to save time & money on approaches at their home base.
With a fleet of 40 aircraft, and the approach used just 6 times per day on average (there is an equally efficient design on the other runway end) here’s how the fuel & emission savings add-up;
- Each approach saves 80kg of fuel
- 80kg x 6 approaches (conservative estimate) = 480kg of fuel saved per day
- 365 days x 480kg = 175,200kg saved per year
- A320 burns avg of 2,600 kg per hour
- 175,200 divided-by 2,600 = 67.3 hours
- 67.3 hours x 520 knots (cruising airspeed) = 34,900 extra nautical miles per year the airline can fly, due to approach savings alone
175,000 Kg fuel = 218,000 Litres, or 56,000 US Gallons. Price per USG = ($1.81 approx) = $101,000 saved per year
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